BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

Welcome. RIDE! :-)

Congrats on your safe ending. Whew..

What is keeping you from finding a mint "new to you" r1150r? Just time to step into something different?

Even though I road dirt bikes for years-once I got on a highway with 18 wheelers and three or four lanes, it took me a while to settle in and be confident/comfortable-and I had years of riding under my belt. Take your time, no jerky movements and get ready to hear all kinds of new sounds that will a...

Amen Boxer!

I always strive to find the highrest octane (I'm in PA so that is typically 93) to ensure the best performance. I'm hearing that is not the case? Can I get some info?
Thx. very much.

Thanks Rice! Good to know!

Thanks for the info. Not sure what to do, but at least have another option to consider.

Got it. Thanks! Just wondering if for $60.00 they'd be an improvement to standard R1150R low seat. I'm looking for higher and wider.

Hey gang: Just so I have the honor of elongating the ongoing seat discussion with one more tidbit that I read but cannot confirm... I read that a Rockster seat (which by some accounts is a bit flatter, wider and more comfortable-especially for one's manhood) is a seamless fit to our R series. Anybod...

I was thinking about this topic and realized that when I pull my clutch lever, the lighter I pull it (and closer to the center stock ) the better the clutch engages and smoother the shifts. When I used to pull it back to the bar like in my previous bikes, I consistently had problems getting really s...

Stock seat and want another.

G'day and welcome!
There is a "for sale" area of the site that you may have better luck with if you haven't tried it already. Either way-welcome!

What about Bar Backs to bring handlebar closer? Typically this model does not have a seat adjustment.

Holy cow Tower, how could any of us forget that. Thx. Much.

Welcome! To your points, what I've found over the last 2 1/2 years of ownership. Great group here. Whenever I needed help someone stepped up. 1) Shifting is a little clunkier than other bikes but solid. Once I stopped trying to fight it, it is like butter. At least on mine-I barely use the clutch, d...

Actually Tricky that was me. It did work OK but it left an uncool looking gap between the top/front of the seat and the gas tank since as it went up it also went back. Maybe I'll just go back to that for a bit and reside myself that is time to spend some $$$ on a new seat.

So since the seat bracket is not adjustable (like my friends RT) could we buy a higher (used) bracket to keep our nads from being squished? I have been dealing with this since I bought the bike and trying to find alternatives to spending more $000? for an aftermarket seat. I will if I half to but......

They do that so Harley riders have enough $$$ left over to buy all the leathers:)

Thanks Peels. Hope you get your birthday wish:-)

This weekend I just put Conti's on the Blue Beakster. I couldn't believe the deal-less than $175 for both + free shipping at Moto Super Store. I know I get what I pay for so we'll try them out this year and see what happens by Oct. I'm usually good for 6k of riding during good months. I read a ton o...